The bloody hand Mary of the pirate

"call……"

"call……"

"Hey, Lady Mary, you are here."

Mary was wearing casual clothes and was sitting on the bow of the boat blowing the sea breeze when a female voice came from behind her.

She looked back and saw Dasqi and Ai Xi walking out of the cabin wearing military uniforms.

"Well, what are you two doing here?"

"Ai Xi and I are here for a night patrol." Dasqi replied, and then glanced up in confusion.

"Where's the lookout?"

"I asked him to rest."

Mary smiled and said: "As usual, I will keep vigil."

"Eh..."

Ai Xi weakly poked his head out from behind Dusqi, "Is this okay? Although Lady Mary does not seem to need to sleep..."

"Uh huh..."

Mary looked at Ai Xi, who had a rather soft tone, and was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said with a smile: "I've seen you in a breath-holding state a lot. Suddenly, I'm not used to it."

After a pause, she continued: "It's no problem. I also like the sea breeze. The quiet night is very suitable for me to think."

"not to mention……"

She looked up to the sky.

"Don't you think the moonlight is beautiful today?"

"Ah, today is the full moon..."

Dasqi looked up at the full moon in the sky and said with some surprise. She rarely pays attention to these details.

"Well... I rarely have time, do you want to chat?"

"What to talk about?"

Mary chuckled and said, "Anything is fine. Just chatting."

"I have more tomorrow..."

"good……"

Dasqi frowned and held her chin as she said a few words, but Ai Xi nodded slightly.

"I'm going to prepare some refreshments..."

"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you. By the way, Ash, did you bring refreshments with you on the long voyage?" Mary said with some surprise.

"I brought my own food..."

"……Ha ha."

Seeing Mary and Ai Xi singing in harmony, Dasqi, who had originally tried to be serious, could only shake her head in confusion.

"Your Excellency Mary..."

"Okay, okay, Dasqi, don't pretend to be mature in front of me."

Mary was sitting on the bow of the boat with her back to the bright moon. Under the extreme backlight, her eyes were emitting a faint fluorescence in the shadows.

"There's nothing wrong with relaxing once in a while. If you really have something you can't finish, just ask General Aoki for help."

"Well……"

"I'm really impressed with you..." Dasqi also laughed and then pulled Ai Xi around.

"Then I'll prepare the tables and chairs."

"Sorry to trouble you~"

Mary said while waving her hands.

…

"Thanks for your help."

On the warship retreating from Amazon Lily, in a certain room in the cabin, Kizaru thanked the masked blond man in front of him very formally.

At the same time, he looked at the person in front of him very carefully up and down, and even tentatively released what he saw, heard, and felt.

"Don't worry, some of my friends are from the Navy."

The blond man smiled slightly and leaned back in the chair.

Not someone I know.

Kizaru made a conclusion in his mind, then picked up the coffee on the table and drank a little.

"Anyway, if you hadn't helped us this time, our navy would have suffered a huge defeat. Now that we are able to escape unscathed, it's all thanks to you."

"If you can, please come with me to the current naval base. Marshal Sengoku will definitely give you a fair reward."

Kizaru subconsciously adopted the honorific title.

There is no way, if anyone can face the dragon, Rayleigh, Hancock, the brat who calls himself God Enel and the rustling fruit user alone without falling behind, Kizaru will also respect the other person.

Even if it's just for the sake of strength, the person in front of him deserves to be treated like this by Kizaru.

"Haha, no need." The blond man waved his hand, "This attack is only because of the personal relationship between me and Mary, and has nothing to do with the navy."

"Speaking of which, I came to Amazon Lily just to pass by. I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."

After saying that, the blond man took a sip of coffee.

"Maybe I have some fate with the navy."

"Are you related to Mary?"

As soon as Kizaru stopped, he immediately became energetic.

Mary's personal connections are already known to everyone in the navy. From Esdeath to the Dragon Hunters, the senior navy officials who know the inside story are a bit paralyzed by the scope of her connections with these weird and wonderful people.

How come so many strong men were outside the Navy's intelligence range, and then were dug out by Mary, who couldn't hit them with eight poles?

"I have met her a few times, we can be considered colleagues."

The blond man raised his finger: "I also work at the Desert Alliance, and I am considered a colleague with Mary."

"Desert United..."

Kizaru narrowed his eyes slightly.

It has been half a year since the establishment of the Desert United. The nature of this coalition is the same as that of the World Government, and its theoretical status is the same. However, the Navy did not take the Desert United seriously before. After all, they did not have a violent organization under the World Government.

However, the master who appeared in front of him at this time, who could defeat Long and others, seemed to prove that the desert alliance was not that simple.

I underestimated the world before...

Just when Kizaru wanted to ask more questions, the blond man opposite suddenly waved his hand and said:

"Sorry, Mr. Kizaru, that's the end of our communication today."

"I have some personal matters to do next, please forgive me."

"good."

Hearing this, Kizaru was quite straightforward and nodded directly and stood up.

Strong people will be respected by others even if they are unruly.

There is no rush to discover the other party's information.

After packing up his things, Kizaru walked out of the cabin.

"Then I won't bother you any more."

After saying that, he nodded slightly and then closed the door to the room.

The blond man was left sitting alone in the room.

After a long time, he smiled slightly and took off his mask.

A handsome face was exposed to the air, and then he turned to look at the corner of the room.

A bug flew out from the corner. The man stretched out his finger, and the bug sat on his finger obediently.

"Tell Long that this scene went well and I will help him contact Mary later."

“A pleasure to work with.”

"Then contact my dear sister and ask her what she thinks about Long's proposal. Just report to me on the subsequent situation."

After that, he waved his hand and the bug flew out of the cabin and disappeared into the corridor inside the ship.

"Tuk, Tuk..."

After talking to the insect, Saint Edwin tapped the table gently and fell into deep thought.

Recently, he has always had an ominous premonition, but his fruit power has no response.

Although he also understood that his fruit ability could only be activated passively and that he could not actively control it, in this critical period of changing times, he was still uneasy and complained about it.

"I hope the work at McGik will go smoothly..."

…

"How long has it been since we sat together and chatted so easily?"

Looking at the desserts on the table, Mary couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and subconsciously looked at the girl who looked quite soft.

Ash suddenly lowered his head in embarrassment.

"This, these were just made..."

Mary felt a little speechless and choked.

A table of desserts can be prepared in half an hour. Is this a speed that humans can achieve?

"Ashe is very talented in this area."

Dasqi said with a smile, and then showed a look of nostalgia.

"The last time we sat together and had such a relaxed conversation was probably two or three months ago."

"At that time, the war on top had not yet broken out, and the Incident in Impel Down had not yet occurred."

"Everyone is still...well."

"..."

The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

"call……"

Mary let out a breath and then leaned back on the chair.

She raised her head and looked at the bright moon hanging high in the direction of the bow of the ship.

"Yeah, it's only been a few months, but it feels like years have passed."

"Time really flies."

"You should have thought about where to go next, right?"

After hearing Mary's words, Dasqi immediately became energetic and replied:

"Well, Enxia and I both decided to follow Lady Mary."

"Wherever Lady Mary goes, we will follow."

"Paul has applied to go to Impel Down. He hopes that he can witness the place that Coleman risked his life to protect and take over his will. As for Ashe, the CP people are here to recruit her."

"oh?"

When Mary heard this, she looked at Ai Xi.

"CP is here to recruit you? You are very powerful."

"No, no..."

Ai Xi clicked his finger and said with some embarrassment:

"It's just that I'm better at hiding myself. Compared with several classmates, I'm far behind..."

"Don't underestimate yourself, everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at."

Mary smiled happily and said: "Everyone has something they want to do in the future, which is good."

"What about Lady Mary? What does Lady Mary want to do in the future?"

Dasqi asked curiously.

Hearing this, Ai Xi also raised his head and couldn't help but cast his eyes towards Mary.

"Me? What will I do in the future..."

After Mary considered it for a moment, she said with a somewhat mysterious expression: "This is a secret for the time being."

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, you probably won't understand this for a while."

"But don't worry, after I go back in a few days, the Warring States Marshal will probably hold a medal ceremony for me. I will tell you at that time."

Or rather...

Tell the world.

Mary added in her mind.

"But speaking of it, Marshal of the Warring States Period is really courageous."

Mary suddenly said with emotion: "I have only been away for a long time, and he actually caused such a big thing."

"Operation Red Sea, dyeing the sea red with blood? It really completely subverted his image in my mind."

"You have been missing for almost two months."

Ai Xi said weakly.

"Eh, eh? So long?"

"Um……"

Mary scratched her head in embarrassment. She really didn't care how long she stayed on Fish-Man Island.

Dasqi took over the conversation at this time, clapped her hands and said excitedly:

"Yes, Marshal Warring States' Red Sea operation almost wiped out the sea."

"From now on, the enemies that the Navy faced in the past will no longer exist, and peace and order will be restored to the world."

"The era of the great pirate is over, everything will go in the right direction, right? He will definitely be recorded in history and become a person who changes the world."

"..." Mary didn't comment on this, but picked up a piece of small cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

Oh, it's so nice not to see the dark side of the world.

"Oh yes, Your Majesty Mary, you will definitely go down in history as the greatest contributor to the war at the top and the proposer of the concept of the Red Sea operation."

Seeing that Mary was silent, Dusky quickly added.

"It doesn't matter." Mary waved her hand, indicating that you just want to be happy.

She really doesn't care about this.

"It is said that Marshal Warring States is retiring." Marshal Ai Xi whispered, "Operation Red Sea is the last big move in his career as Marshal. Soon, Marshal Warring States will abdicate in favor of others, right?"

"Marshal of the Warring States Period is also very old."

Dasqi said with considerable approval: "It is said that Mr. Karp is also retiring. They are all from the Roger era. They must want to end it with the past era. They are indeed very tired."

"Mr. Karp seems to have told us that he plans to return to his hometown to spend his remaining years."

Having said this, Dasqi suddenly fell into deep thought, and then asked:

"Mr. Karp wants to take a break after retiring. If it were me, after retiring from the Navy, I would probably be a weapons store owner, right?"

"Ahhhh - I haven't seen many real examples of famous swords until now."

Dasqi felt a little depressed, and then looked at Ai Xi.

"Ashe, what are you going to do after you retire?"

"Eh, eh? It will be a long time before I retire..."

Ai Xi seemed a little at a loss when facing this question, but after struggling for a moment, he answered: "I should probably open a travel agency...probably..."

"Huh? I thought you would open a dessert shop. Why a travel agency?"

"Well..."

Ai Xi hesitated and couldn't answer.

Mary tasted the dessert by herself, understanding in her heart.

Ai Xi spent her childhood living in a travel agency, which must be related to her own experience.

"What about you, Lady Mary?"

Dusky's eyes fell on Mary.

"Me? I..." Mary scratched her head.

With the system in place, do you have a chance to retire in this life?

Mary narrowed her eyes slightly.

Yes.

"I will probably find a place to live my own life, just like Mr. Karp."

"Huh? I thought you would definitely stay in the navy as an instructor or something."

Dasqi lay on the table and said.

"Why?"

"It's very simple, Lady Mary. Now everyone regards you as the second naval hero."

Dasqi said matter-of-factly: "Of course a hero like you should stay in the navy. You are now a symbol of justice."

"...Is this so?"

Mary sighed slowly, then smiled and said, "Then I won't be able to stay in the navy in the future."

"Huh? Why?"

Dasqi was stunned for a moment and looked at Mary.

"It's very simple. I am a hero now so that [heroes] will not be needed in the future. Everything I do is to eliminate [heroes]."

Mary shrugged her shoulders.

If I really become a [hero], that will be my failure. A peaceful world does not need hero worship.

"Dasqi, Ai Xi, if the world is destined to usher in a new era, then the protagonist must not be a so-called hero."

"The world was not created by heroes. I hope that after I leave, everyone can remember this sentence."

"Eh? You want to... leave?" Dasqi was stunned for a moment.

"You completely missed the point..."

Mary shook her head dumbfounded, and then said in a relaxed tone:

"Yes, didn't I just say that? I will retreat."

"And I predict that the Navy will have major layoffs in the near future, right? The capabilities of violent institutions will decrease, and I should leave the Navy at that time."

"I don't know if that counts as retirement, haha."

"How is that possible?" Dasqi, who finally grasped the key point this time, frowned, "The navy has weakened..."

"Without strong force, will the pirates make a comeback..."

Ai Xi said weakly.

"If the pirates come back again, there will definitely be some resistance. But in the near future, it is inevitable that the navy will be weakened. Dasqi, Ai Xi. You... are still very immature."

Mary breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, walked to the bow of the ship, and looked at the full moon.

Dasqi and Ai Xi also stood up and looked at Mary.

"I once heard a man say, 'It is better to build than to throw, and to build than to destroy.'"

Mary leaned on the railing of the bow, squinted her eyes, and suddenly turned over and sat on it.

"As a typical violent institution, the value of its existence lies in destroying all harmful factors. However, a navy built on this foundation will inevitably decline with the decline of its opponents."

Mary looked back at Dusky and Ai Xi. The night wind was blowing her white dress, and her blond hair was shining in the moonlight.

On the sparkling sea, the phantom of the sky hangs upside down. From time to time, several reflected light spots appear on Mary's completely backlit cheek.

Dasqi and Ai Xi looked confused.

They listened carefully to Mary's words, but could not understand what Mary meant.

After all, they have their own limitations. Age, status and strength all limit their vision.

But it doesn't matter, Mary didn't say these words to them.

"Just imagine, when the harmful factors in the world are almost reduced to zero, does the navy really need to be so powerful?"

"Can we get matching value by concentrating a lot of manpower and material resources here?"

It may be true for the world government, so it must be destroyed.

"So the decline of the navy in the future is inevitable because its purpose has been achieved."

Because in the future there will no longer be a situation that requires the navy to maintain order.

"The so-called order exists to overcome violence. Violence is not the real thing pursued by the Navy. What I am doing is just looking for an order that is not based on violence and can be applied to future civilizations."

When he was in the Shampoo Islands, Hawkins once said, Utopia.

In the world of One Piece, where individual power can really turn the tide of the war, it is impossible to follow the existing path. But Mary, who has experienced countless events, already has her own plan.

She doesn't know whether her idea is feasible or whether her ideal can be achieved.

But you have to give it a try, this gentle reform disguised as drastic reform.

"Well, this is my justice."

"Do you understand?"

Mr. Kuzan.

"..."

In the cabin, Qingzhi, who was lying on the table and taking a nap, moved his fingers slightly.

Then it fell silent again.

Aokiji, who likes to sleep with a blindfold on, is actually more awake than most people. Although it is time to sleep and rest after nightfall, covering his eyes only gives him a reason to be silent temporarily.

He stopped talking to Mary, but his eyes were just waiting for an answer under the blindfold.